20 Inspiring Typography-Focused Website Designs

When it comes to typography, we’ve come a long way since Johann Gutenberg used the first typeface for his printing press. As the industrial age and later, the digital age, allowed for more control over type style with methods like hot metal typesetting, computers and digital printing, typography added an extra element to ordinary copy.

In web design and digital marketing, we use copy to share an idea, communicate basic information or label sections of a website; by applying typography to the text, we can add style to our message with different type faces, weights, or sizes. The greeting “Hello!” can be read and understood in a number of different ways depending on the font used. An elaborate serif font might make it appear stiff, stern, and business-like. Show “hello” in a modern version of a ’60s script and it might look friendly and creative. In the worst-case scenario, apply Comic Sans – truly a designer’s nightmare – to the phrase and it may seem silly and childish. Here are 20 websites – representing everything from food to fashion to ad agencies – that illustrate great typography.

U.K. designer Charles Parmentier’s portfolio website uses bold sans serif fonts to make a statement about what he does.

Source: http://www.contempoworld-design.co.uk/

Canadian designer Tyler Galpin’s website mixes slab serif and sans serif typefaces in different font weights and sizes to draw readers’ eyes to the key ideas of his work philosophy.

Design group Helms Workshop created the website for Frank, a hot dog and beer restaurant. They’ve used a bold, serif typeface similar to the Old English-inspired Frankenstein in a commanding (but tasty-looking) dark brown for the eatery’s logo.

Canadian advertising agency Grip Limited has lots of words on their site! The amount of copy could be overwhelming to some, but different typeface weights and colors break up the information effectively.

This quirky portable ice cream company specializes in making the dessert on their “contraption” as tasty entertainment for events. They’ve used late-1800s-inspired type to create an old-fashioned feel.

All-around creative professional Daniel Will-Harris is a graphic designer, writer, actor and producer…who also designs watches. His website features sans serif type to clearly describe everything he does.

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Ben Fellowes is a blogger for NextDayFlyers, a leader in the online printing services industry. He's designed and produced content for some of the world’s top agencies and marketing companies. He's currently working (and getting his fair English skin burned) in Southern California!

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